OrphanAnnie 296 Posted December 9, 2015 Report Share Posted December 9, 2015 can anyone remember Camms Coaches? When I worked at Hoveringham transport to work was provided by these, the one I caught used to pick us up from near Canning Circus and go up Carlton Road, one of the wheels came off once and it was a miracle how they ever got up the hill. We used to get sent home early when it was foggy, a message came over the tannoy telling us to go for the coach as it would be leaving shortly due to low visibility. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
catfan 14,793 Posted December 9, 2015 Report Share Posted December 9, 2015 OrphanAnnie. Ah yes, that would nave been "Camms Collapsables" then ! 2 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
plantfit 7,593 Posted December 9, 2015 Report Share Posted December 9, 2015 I think the former owner of Camms is a member on here,Looselegs (Alan) used to own the Blue Bell in Tattershall Thorpe Lincs Rog Quote Link to post Share on other sites
denshaw 2,871 Posted December 9, 2015 Report Share Posted December 9, 2015 I think Alan was a mechanic. Had a few mates who worked for Camms. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
The Pianoman 1,534 Posted December 9, 2015 Report Share Posted December 9, 2015 You mean they had Mechanics at Camms????? 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
denshaw 2,871 Posted December 9, 2015 Report Share Posted December 9, 2015 They were very busy. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
denshaw 2,871 Posted December 9, 2015 Report Share Posted December 9, 2015 Someone told me that if six buses went to Wembley, a spare bus followed on in case of breakdown. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
catfan 14,793 Posted December 9, 2015 Report Share Posted December 9, 2015 I alway's believed Camm's was owned by Pat Camm ? 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cliff Ton 10,464 Posted December 9, 2015 Report Share Posted December 9, 2015 Even Wikimedia have a photo to commemorate Camm's. Taken in their yard on Faraday Road. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
The Pianoman 1,534 Posted December 9, 2015 Report Share Posted December 9, 2015 God its a FORD! Engine in front of the front axle - no weight on rear axle, great fun! They even look presentable in that picture. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
NewBasfordlad 3,599 Posted December 9, 2015 Report Share Posted December 9, 2015 We live on a hill with a bend at the bottom, the guy who used to live opposite drove for Camms. Came home in the bus one night, went in the house 40 minutes later the bus rolled down the hill and parked itself in someone's front garden just short of going through the window. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
colly0410 1,181 Posted December 9, 2015 Report Share Posted December 9, 2015 Went on a Camms bus when on a St Johns ambo weekend at Derbyshire Miners hols place in Skeggy, it conked out at Lincoln & a Makemsons bus from Bulwell came to our rescue. We waited for the Mako's in a nearby pub.. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dave 48 847 Posted December 10, 2015 Report Share Posted December 10, 2015 #9 Ha ha Den that reminds me when we went to Wembley in 1980 to watch Forest against Wolves on Camms. We made it there ok and nearly all the way back until we got to J25 and just coming off we broke down. After waiting ages for a replacement some of us decided to walk into Sandiacre and find a pub and then made our own way home from there. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
firbeck 859 Posted December 10, 2015 Report Share Posted December 10, 2015 #9 Ha ha Den that reminds me when we went to Wembley in 1980 to watch Forest against Wolves on Camms. We made it there ok and nearly all the way back until we got to J25 and just coming off we broke down. After waiting ages for a replacement some of us decided to walk into Sandiacre and find a pub and then made our own way home from there. Was that when Andy Grey claimed what was essentially an own goal. Fortunately Braintree was out of the reach of the dreaded Camms, I caught the train instead which meant I got home in time for Match of the Day in order to suffer it all over again. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dave 48 847 Posted December 10, 2015 Report Share Posted December 10, 2015 Judge for yourself Firbeck. Andy Gray put it in but it was going in anyway off Needham. Forest had most of the possession up to that point. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ChrisB 150 Posted December 11, 2015 Report Share Posted December 11, 2015 Camms set up an operation in Derby running local services. At first it was a pretty ropey affair but it developed into quite a smart operation and was taking quite a lot of passengers away from Derby Corporation which was by then owned by it's employees. It looked like Camms were there to stay and after trying to drive them off the road in all sorts of dubious ways, Derby decided the only way to get rid of them was to buy them out. Apparently, a quite substantial offer was put to them and Camms made it a condition that their name should be retained. Unbelievably, this was conceded (which showed the ineptitude of the employees running the Derby business) and several Derby buses were painted in Camms orange and cream colours and ran like that for a year or two. All this happened at the end of the 1980s and it was widely said that Arthur Camm laughed all the way to the bank when Derby City Transport bought him out! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mike Veasey 0 Posted December 10, 2017 Report Share Posted December 10, 2017 On 09/12/2015 at 2:33 PM, catfan said: I alway's believed Camm's was owned by Pat Camm ? I seem to remember that eas the case..as I used to go out with his daughter Michelle and eish her all the best. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
woody 552 Posted December 10, 2017 Report Share Posted December 10, 2017 When I was at Henry Mellish we went to Twickenham to watch the varsity match. Sure enough the Cammc bus we went on broke down near Northampton on the way back up the M1. It took a while but another one turned up to get us back to Nottingham. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
FCamm 0 Posted January 25, 2020 Report Share Posted January 25, 2020 My father is harvey Camm the son of Pat Camm, even they recognised it was in poor condition Quote Link to post Share on other sites
catfan 14,793 Posted January 25, 2020 Report Share Posted January 25, 2020 Although I never worked for Camms, I know from reliable sources Pat Camm was a good gaffer who looked after his drivers. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jill Sparrow 10,305 Posted August 1, 2023 Report Share Posted August 1, 2023 As mentioned on a different thread, I've been chatting to David Worsdale who lived on Churchfield Lane as a child. He was a friend of Patrick Camm whose family started Camm's Coaches. He says it's his understanding that a member of the Camm family (Arthur Camm) married Alice Skill, the eldest daughter of Arthur Skill. Skill's were already in the coach business. Arthur Skill gave the couple a 28 seater coach as a wedding present and the rest is history! Arthur Camm built up the business to around six coaches.  David recalls the coaches drawing up outside his house, waiting for those who had booked tickets for day trips to Mablethorpe and Skegness to board. If there were spare seats, Mrs Camm would ask local residents whether their children would like a free day out. If there were too many eager children for the number of spare seats, Mrs Camm arranged for them to draw lots. It seems, despite the derogatory name of Camm's Collapsibles, they always returned home safely. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
philmayfield 6,130 Posted August 1, 2023 Report Share Posted August 1, 2023 I recollect, when I attended the audit of Skills Motor Coaches at St. Peter’s St., around 1963, there was a Mr. Camm on the scene. As I recall he was an elderly gentleman. I’d heard of Camm’s Coaches and wondered what the connection was. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jill Sparrow 10,305 Posted August 1, 2023 Report Share Posted August 1, 2023 Now you know! He may well have been Arthur Camm. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
philmayfield 6,130 Posted August 1, 2023 Report Share Posted August 1, 2023 I guess he was. Old chap in a trilby hat as I recall. Just seemed to mooching around the place. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beekay 5,143 Posted August 1, 2023 Report Share Posted August 1, 2023 We once went on a coach holiday with Camms, to the Grand Hotel, Isle of Wight. It stood/stands next door to I.o.W zoo. Our driver was a guy named Arthur, but I don't know if he was a Camm. His son was our escort. To give us a break, they used to take our son Andrew, in his wheelchair and walk him into Sandown for a drink. People ridiculed Camms coaches as being borderline MOT vehicles, but we had a brilliant week. I remember being at Boulevard school the same time as Valerie Camm, ( although boys and girls were seperate). 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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